The singer gives insight into her Eras Tour wardrobe update in the latest episode of 'The End of an Era'

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an electrochemical reaction manifold that promotes efficient nitrogen atom insertion into saturated carbocycles to access either functionalized quinolines or N-alkylated saturated N heterocycles, both of which are privileged …

A large-scale model study now shows how the global food system can contribute to the fight against global warming. It identifies 23 levers, calculates their effectiveness and concludes: a decisive transformation of this sector alone, without the indispensable energy transition, can limit the global …

A team of researchers at UNIST, in collaboration with the University of Cologne and Purdue University, has unveiled a rapid, sustainable method to create complex nanomaterials containing up to 30 different metals in just one minute at room temperature.

Candid conversations with CEOs, investors, and government leaders focused on how to navigate and prosper in this age of economic uncertainty. Hosted by Erik Schatzker in Singapore. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how molecular "traffic controllers" in cells influence aging and cellular senescence—a state where cells stop dividing but remain metabolically active. The study, published in Molecular Cell, sheds light on the process of transcribing DNA into RNA, a …

Five years ago Intel began introducing "workload hints" used for thermal and power purposes with their SoCs and in turn on the software-side being enabled with their INT340X kernel driver on Linux systems. That Intel workload hint coverage was added to the Linux kernel in late 2020 and then a big ad…

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), who’s poised to become the No. 2 Senate Democrat after the midterms, called for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to release its autopsy report of the 2024 election. “I believe the DNC should release the report because 1) that’s what they said they were going to d…

Odin Space and Arkisys are teaming up to provide customers with pioneering insurance for spacecraft specifically to cover space debris collision events.

It looks like the holidays aren't a bad time to shop for a VPN subscription. ExpressVPN, Engadget's pick for the best premium provider, currently has a less premium price. This deal gives you two years of the Advanced plan (with a bonus of four free months) for only $101. When it isn't on sale, the …

Grassi SA, one of Argentina’s top grain brokerages, cleared what could be the last hurdle to take over distressed exporter Vicentin SAIC, whose assets include a significant stake in the world’s biggest soybean crushing plant.

arXiv:2512.16069v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Modular manipulators composed of pre-manufactured and interchangeable modules offer high adaptability across diverse tasks. However, their deployment requires generating feasible motions while jointly optimizing morphology and mounted pose under kinem…

arXiv:2512.12793v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: This paper presents Vision-Language Global Localization (VLG-Loc), a novel global localization method that uses human-readable labeled footprint maps containing only names and areas of distinctive visual landmarks in an environment. While humans n…

arXiv:2512.16755v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Vision-Language Models (VLMs) have made significant progress in explicit instruction-based navigation; however, their ability to interpret implicit human needs (e.g., "I am thirsty") in dynamic urban environments remains underexplored. This paper intr…

Oona Chaplin and Stephen Lang talked to io9 about Varang and Quaritch's intimate scene, in theaters now.

A holding company of Altice International obtained funds from Elliott Investment Management to refinance more than €500 million ($586 million) of debt, as part of a broader effort by Patrick Drahi’s telecommunications conglomerate to sort out its pile of liabilities, people familiar with the matter …

arXiv:2504.11900v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Stories are a fundamental aspect of human experience. Engaging deeply with stories and spotting plot holes -- inconsistencies in a storyline that break the internal logic or rules of a story's world -- requires nuanced reasoning skills, including …

OpenAI updated its guidelines for how its AI models should behave with users under 18, and published new AI literacy resources for teens and parents. Still, questions remain about how well policies translate into practice.

The divisive festive vegetable is cheaper now than in 2019 as farmers lament collapse in consumption

arXiv:2512.16913v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In this work, we present a panoramic metric depth foundation model that generalizes across diverse scene distances. We explore a data-in-the-loop paradigm from the view of both data construction and framework design. We collect a large-scale dataset b…

Proposed changes weaken climate rules and waste years of investments by car makers in EVs.

arXiv:2512.16233v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: We address network structure learning from zero-inflated count data by casting each node as a zero-inflated generalized linear model and optimizing a smooth, score-based objective under a directed acyclic graph constraint. Our Zero-Inflated Continuo…

arXiv:2509.24320v4 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Orthogonal momentum gradient updates have emerged to overcome the limitations of vector-based optimizers like Adam. The vector-based optimizer Adam suffers from high memory costs and ill-conditioned momentum gradient updates. However, traditional …

For the first time, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a pair of catastrophic collisions in another solar system. They were observing Fomalhaut, a bright star about 25 light-years away, and detected a pair of planetesimal collisions and their light-reflecting dust clouds. The …

I had watched the coming-of-age weepie over and over growing up so it was an overwhelming experience to sit down with its creator and see it again. It was a magical day and he was just as warm-hearted as his movieRob Reiner beams as he greets me. “You’ve seen Stand By Me 100 times?” he asks. I nod s…

Cathy Grossu, the mother-in-law of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, said she had seen the family a day before the fatal crash.

Gabon will kick off an audit of mining contracts as it seeks to strengthen governance amid talks with the International Monetary Fund for a new lending program.

It's the the band's second No. 1 album of the year.

India unveils DHRUV64, its first homegrown 64-bit dual-core processor, targeting embedded and industrial systems.
The post India Launches DHRUV64, First Indigenous 64-Bit Dual-Core Processor appeared first on EE Times.

arXiv:2512.16262v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Real-world agentic tasks, unlike synchronous Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), often involve non-blocking actions with variable latencies, creating a fundamental \textit{Temporal Gap} between action initiation and completion. Existing environment-side…

The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.

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This week, parents across the country are frightened—and furious.

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The actor became a featured player in season 45.

arXiv:2512.16570v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Online Resource Allocation addresses the problem of efficiently allocating limited resources to buyers with incomplete knowledge of future requests. In our setting, buyers arrive sequentially demanding a set of items, each with a value drawn from a kn…

David Parker responds to the news that some New Zealanders are taking an extremely long summer breakI’m curious about these New Zealand workers checking out of any serious work from Christmas until March (See you in March? Debate in New Zealand over extremely long summer break, 12 December). Who are…

Data: Google Trends; Chart: Axios VisualsBernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sparked more Google searches than any other senator this year, according to data from Google Trends.Why it matters: The progressive powerhouse has spent the year loudly protesting President Trump, and stepping into the vacuum of Democra…

European stocks closed at a fresh record high on Friday, wrapping up the final full trading week of the year with optimism around further policy easing and resilient growth in the US.

Video captured by a bystander shows a man in Taipei launching a deadly knife attack as other people stand around, unaware of what is happening. Three people were reportedly killed before the attacker fell from a building and also died.

The rap king is also set to bring out some surprise guests during the Netflix special

Publisher says it will not produce any new books by successful children’s author

Thousands of people were without power in Colorado early Friday, and forecasters said some of the most extreme conditions were expected later in the day.

Kevin Costner and ABC are delivering a second dose of holiday tidings with a repeat airing of the actor’s new Christmas special. “Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas” originally premiered on Dec. 9 on ABC, though it was interrupted in some parts of the country by coverage of President Trump’…

Despite calls from some data protection campaigners, the UK's agreement to allow data movement with European Economic Area countries is extended until 2031

A new stem cell–based therapy challenges traditional pain treatment by using pain-sensing neurons to reduce inflammation and protect joints. Newly released preclinical data describes an unconventional strategy for managing chronic pain while helping preserve joint tissue. The findings focus on SN101…

The parents of Claudio Neves Valente had not seen or heard from him since he left Portugal for the United States to enroll at a graduate program at Brown more than two decades ago.

The White House announced Friday that nine additional pharmaceutical companies have agreed to follow President Trump's Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing policy, with several of the companies throwing in several months worth of emergency drug supplies. According to a senior administration offici…

Campaigners decry plan to reduce requirement for improved standards from 100% down to 40% of new homesGovernment plans to make huge cuts to targets for accessible new-build homes in England have been labelled a “monumental reversal” by campaigners, who say disabled people have been left feeling “bet…

Fed rate cuts have helped cut home equity loan costs. Here's how much a $90,000 home equity loan costs monthly now.

Popular YouTube channels Screen Culture and KH Studio were shut down for repeatedly posting AI-generated movie trailers that misled viewers.

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DOT has support in the $1.72-$1.74 zone.

arXiv:2512.16334v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Early prediction of battery cycle life is essential for accelerating battery research, manufacturing, and deployment. Although machine learning methods have shown encouraging results, progress is hindered by data scarcity and heterogeneity arising fro…

Exclusive: federal document reveals children arriving as undocumented immigrants being threatened with detentionBorder officials are pressuring unaccompanied children who arrive in the US as undocumented immigrants to quickly agree to return to their countries of origin, even if they express fear fo…

Six British hunger strikers linked to Palestine Action are at risk of death in prison, doctors and relatives warn.

This year has already seen eight of the busiest air travel days in TSA history. Could a December date join them?

Exclusive: Blair-era minister echoes concerns about young people being priced out of jobs, in intervention likely to dismay Labour MPsThe future of the youth minimum wage will come under review as part of a major inquiry into rising inactivity among Britain’s young people by the former health secret…

Amazon is launching one more sale to close out the year. On Dec. 20, shop Amazon's Super Saturday sale, delivering savings up to 50% on speakers, cameras, headphones, and gift cards.

The rocket-launch company just completed a government contract months ahead of schedule — and won a new one.

Farmers in the EU have protested on many occasions over unfair foreign competition and the viability of their businesses. They gathered again in Brussels on December 18, while an EU summit was going on, this time focusing their ire on the Mercosur free trade agreement between the EU and Latin Americ…

Ukraine's Security Service says it struck a Russian "shadow fleet" tanker in neutral waters in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, according to a security official.

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Score the Breville Barista Express for just $499.95, down from $699.95, at Amazon. That's a 20% discount or a $200 price cut.

The award show will be hosted by Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves and will air live on CBS.

Cuts will be used to reduce fees charged to public companies and broker-dealers

Several members of Congress criticized the department’s No. 2, Todd Blanche, after he said more documents would be coming weeks late.

Score the Elegoo Centauri Carbon for just $299.99 (save $80). This high-speed, enclosed 3D printer is perfect for beginners and arrives by Christmas.

Man, 27, from northern Taiwan reported to have fallen to his death in police chase after rampage through capitalAt least four people have died in a rare mass stabbing incident in central Taipei after an attacker used smoke grenades to cause chaos as he went on a violent rampage through Taiwan’s capi…

The war on Ukraine was a big topic at Vladimir Putin’s annual Q&A session, but the question of its end went unanswered.

From the individual journeys of her crew to the guest stars who brought the tour to a new level, here are the insights provided in the episodes.

The current hype in support of additional US and UK government spend on cybersecurity has prompted me to return to my "Warlords versus Merchants" theme. It is not that I do not believe that ...

Health systems are relying on AI faster than their governance structures can evolve, expanding the potential for data privacy gaps and regulatory risk, experts say.

Interest earnings on a CD account of this size can still be significant, and it won't take too long to earn, either.

The way you relax may be backfiring.

The BCTVNet neural network provides accurate and rapid target volume delineation for cervical cancer brachytherapy
The post Hybrid deep-learning model eases brachytherapy planning appeared first on Physics World.

US top diplomat's remarks come as Ukraine negotiators travel to US for new round of talks on ending the conflict.

The TikTok star added, "And I try to avoid those people."

The hardware world had a brutal week, with iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes all filing for bankruptcy.  Each company faces its own mix of tariff pressures, supply chain issues, and shifting markets, but together they tell a larger story about the challenges of building physical products in an er…

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The director of 'The Shawshank Redemption,' 'The Green Mile,' and 'The Mist' talks about the Stephen King project that got away.

The data center backlash has begun.

Demand for electricity is up in the United States, and so is its price. One way to increase supply and lower costs is to build new power plants, but that can take years and cost a fortune. Talgat Kopzhanov is working on a faster, more affordable solution: the generator replacement interconnection pr…

The European Space Agency expects to decide in February how to address a 20% funding shortfall in its exploration program.
The post ESA weighing options to address exploration funding shortfall appeared first on SpaceNews.

Even with less available electric power capacity during cold weather in Texas, battery storage systems are reducing the risk of power outages this winter, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reported at its December board of directors meeting. In its most recent resource adequacy repor…

A letter to readers from STAT Executive Editor Rick Berke on a tumultuous year in health and science.

Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist

Keith Lee has been awarded the TikTok U.S. creator of the year award for his viral food reviews. Lee joined CBS News with more details on his success.

Now the Guardian’s Top 50 countdowns, as voted for by the whole film team, have announced their No 1s, here are our chief critic’s personal choices – in no particular order• The 50 best films of 2025 in the UK• The 50 best movies of 2025 in the USThe time has come once more for me to present my “Bra…

Immunity for me, but not for thee.

Amazon is selling Apple's USB-C Magic Mouse for $68, which is a discount of 14 percent. This isn't a record-low price, but it's darned close. The mouse typically sells for $79, though today's sale only applies to the white model.
It's rare for official Apple accessories to go on sale, and the USB-C…

Hundreds of thousands of documents related to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are poised to be made public today, but the full cache will take weeks.

Raízen SA, Brazil’s struggling sugar and ethanol company, is stepping up efforts to shore up its balance sheet, with shareholder talks gaining urgency after the company’s dollar bonds tumbled.

Crude oil sales from the world’s biggest exporter, Saudi Arabia, are set to surge as 2026 begins, with customers from the US to Asia all set to receive more supply amid growing concerns over an oil glut.

How do four modern LLMs do at recreating a simple Windows gaming classic?

Monitor says almost one in eight people face food shortages as flooding and cold exacerbate humanitarian emergencyThe famine in Gaza has ended as a result of increased humanitarian aid deliveries into the territory, the UN said on Friday, though it warned that levels of hunger and the humanitarian s…

Ash Pournouri claims Avicii’s heirs have breached a contract by falsely suggesting that he drove the star to suicide.

arXiv:2507.15251v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown great potential in Automated Program Repair (APR). Test inputs, being crucial for reasoning the root cause of failures, are always included in the prompt for LLM-based APR. Unfortunately, LLMs struggle to re…

arXiv:2512.16908v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We investigate the problem of identifying objects that have been added, removed, or moved between a pair of captures (images or videos) of the same scene at different times. Detecting such changes is important for many applications, such as robotic ti…